Rivercafe insides
What is Karin actually doing? While we have to take a winter break from sailing, the real superheroes are off on their 75-80 day trip around the world. The Vendee Globe was launched in France, with 6 women […]
Journey
End of season in the Ionian
A sailing season in Greece Our fourth season with the Rivercafe has come to an end. This year was different from the previous ones. It was a year of short distances with only one overnight. A year with
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Cruiseline Rivercafe
Ionian Sea between islands and mainland Our kids had left, the washing machine had cooled down again and our busy water maker was given another breather. Then Karin’s ex-sister-in-law Hanne and nephew Anton came on board. We were
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Kids on board
A visit from the family Summer holidays, wasn’t that the best word in school days? And then grandparents with a boat – isn’t that a super combo? When I imagine having had a grandad with a ship, I
Itaha and Kefalonia
Ithaca – Kefalonia and a broken rib Leaving the “urban life” of Vathy Ithaki, we felt the need for a few completely uneventful days. No spectacle, “casino” or “bordell” – as our French friend Valerie so charmingly puts
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Lefkada: Vlycho, Sivota, Vasiliki
Rivercafe almost sunk in Vasiliki Our week began stormily and almost ended in disaster. Let’s get started: with the strong winds in Vlycho, we fortunately had enough space to the boats anchored next to us and none of
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Summer is here
Summer in Lefkada It’s finally summer. The days are long and warm, we’re hitting 30 degrees every day and we’ve unpacked the light blankets for the nights again. Even the sea is a reasonable 25 degrees and we
Calm sea, no wind
Sailing in Paxos One downside of travelling is that you have to leave places you have grown fond of. We enjoyed our time in Corfu and didn’t really feel like leaving. But when you arrive at the next
Sailing in Greece
Corfu and the Ionian Sea What a country. What wonderful people. We’ve been in Greece for two weeks now and we felt right at home from the very first hour. The people are incredibly friendly, natural and relaxed.